Celebrate Summer with the Red Prince apple!
With the unofficial launch of summer, or Victoria Day long weekend, just around the corner, it’s time to extend your living and entertaining space outdoors. So, sweep off your patio, pull out the lawn furniture and games – I have some fun food suggestions that will appeal to guests of all ages! The Red Prince [...]
Classroom etiquette
As children spend most of their time in the classroom, their behaviour in this setting is important to their success. While some household etiquette will extend into the classroom, there are also tips specific to proper conduct while at school. Here are the classroom rules you should teach your child in preparation for heading off [...]
Birthday Party Etiquette
Birthday parties are a great opportunity for children to socialize and form relationships with others. But they can also go haywire after a slice of sugary cake and other birthday treats and manners can go out the window. It’s important to remind your child to be on their best behaviour, regardless of whether they’re hosting [...]
Manners for dining out
Dining at a restaurant can be both exciting and fun for a child. It’s an opportunity to dress up, eat and drink something different and interact with other people. It can also be boring as restaurant meals generally take longer than at-home meals do. To ensure everyone has an enjoyable restaurant experience, consider the following: [...]
The Red Prince Apple to Bust a Move For Breast Health!
This Saturday, April 21st, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation will host Bust a Move, a full-day fundraising event in support of breast health. The day will consist of numerous fitness sessions lead by fitness guru and celebrity, Richard Simmons. In support of the event, we will be donating apples to attendees. With numerous health properties, [...]
Red Prince Apples Donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank
On Wednesday, April 4th, the Red Prince apple made an appearance on Breakfast Television for the Breakfast Television/CityNews Spring Food Drive in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank. To help raise food for this well-known and much-needed charity, Global Fruit and Binkley Apples (the growers and packers of the Red Prince apple) made a [...]
Telephone Manners
Teaching your children how to effectively communicate on the telephone ensures that they will address callers in a friendly, polite manner and that you’ll never miss an important call or message. Safety is also a factor, as you don’t want your children disclosing personal information over the phone, as this may put them in danger. [...]
Global Fruit Introduces Kid-Friendly Recipes Featuring The Red Prince Apple
Do you struggle with trying to change your child’s eating habits or with reinforcing healthy ones? Don’t fear, the Red Prince is here! And I’m here with some delicious, kid-friendly recipes using Red Prince apples so mealtimes with your little prince or princess can be simple, fun and of course, nutritious. These recipes will get [...]
Basic Table Manners
Exhibiting appropriate table manners shows that we respect the people we’re eating with. Considering how much time people spend dinning with others throughout their lifetime, it’s important to teach your child how to display proper table manners. Consider these tips: •Don’t bring anything to the table that doesn’t belong to the meal – i.e. videogames, [...]
March Breakers Enjoy a Taste of Local Royalty at Blue Mountain
On Saturday, March 10th, visitors to Blue Mountain Village were offered the opportunity to sample my deliciously crisp Red Prince apple, which is grown just up the road in Thornbury, Ontario. Marius and Irma Botden, owners of Global Fruit and the sole Canadian growers of the Red Prince apple, joined me at Blue Mountain to [...]
Meet the Red Prince at Blue Mountain!
Bundle up and join me on the slopes this weekend! On Saturday, March 10th, my royal entourage and I will travel from my home in Thornbury to the nearby Village at Blue Mountain. We’re really excited to spend the day on the slopes and will host a Red Prince apple giveaway for all, between 11 [...]
Now available at a store near you!
The wait is officially over! Here is a complete list of retailers currently carrying my deliciously crisp, locally-grown apples: Ontario: Foodland Fortinos FreshCo. Giant Tiger Loblaws Sobeys Valu-Mart Walmart Supercentres Zehrs Quebec: Loblaws Provigo Atlantic Canada: Dominion Real Atlantic Superstore Save-Easy Check back regularly as the store locator section of the redprinceapple.ca website will be [...]
The 2012 Season is Upon Us!
The Red Prince apple is currently traveling from its home in Thornbury, Ontario, to stores near you starting this week! For a list of stores carrying the Red Prince apple, check out our store locator. Check back often for the latest news and developments on this delicious, premium apple, as well as tips from the [...]
Toasting Etiquette
Everyone has had the experience of sitting through an embarrassing wedding toast, which is why, if you are put in the position to make a speech, it’s important to remember the three B’s of toasting: Begin, Be Brief and Be Seated! Here are some tips to ensure that you’ll always be the toast of the [...]
Wedding Gift Etiquette
The age old question remains: How much should a guest spend on a wedding gift? There is no set amount one should spend on a wedding gift. You spend what you can afford. As with choosing any gift, consider your relationship with the couple, how long and how well you know them, your own financial [...]
Bridal Shower Etiquette
Bridal showers don’t have to follow a certain format, they can be a morning coffee party, luncheon, buffet dinner or barbeque – whatever suits your style. A shower can be held any day of the week, from two months to two weeks before the wedding. Showers can be held by friends of the bride and [...]
Invitation Etiquette
There are often lots of questions associated with wedding invitation etiquette. To help you though this sometimes complicated portion of the planning process, I’ve   included a list of answers to the questions that commonly arise. I hope that my responses to these questions will help you manage your invitations and your guest’s responses with style [...]
Wedding Guest List Etiquette
When drawing up your guest list, exercise tact and diplomacy, and always keep the four Cs in mind: Consideration, Communication, Compromise and Courtesy.  Usually the guest list is split 50/50 between the bride and groom’s family, and the total number of guests is largely determined by the person(s) paying for the wedding. If it’s [...]
Wedding party etiquette
When planning a wedding, one of the most important, and sometimes often difficult decisions to make, is selecting the members of your wedding party. It’s your wedding, so remember that the number of attendants you choose is entirely up to you! Despite what you may have thought, it isn’t necessary to have an equal number [...]
Supplier Etiquette / Management
Whether your wedding is small, large or something in between, you’ll most likely be looking to a number of different suppliers to help you with making your big day a success. A significant amount of time and research goes into finding the right people, so here are some tips on how to locate and best [...]
When planning a wedding, who pays for what?
Now that you’ve decided to get married, the next big question is, who pays for what at the wedding? Tradition used to be that the bride’s family assumed most of the wedding costs, including:   Engagement party Services of a wedding consultant, photographer and videographer Invitations and stationary Bridal attire, accessories, hair and make-up Flower [...]
The Rules of Engagement
The rules of engagement have changed. For the most part, a prospective groom approaching the father of a prospective bride is a thing of the past. Today, couples tend to inform their parents after the engagement has already taken place. Although, it’s still deemed considerate for the groom to meet with his future father-in-law in [...]
Royal Wedding Season & The Perfect Wedding
Welcome to Royal Wedding season! As a royal apple, the Red Prince is excited about the upcoming Royal Wedding, set to take place on April 29th, 2011. In celebration of this momentous occasion, the Red Prince has teamed up with me, Louise Fox, the Etiquette Lady, to offer  wedding etiquette tips for the entire planning [...]
Gym Etiquette
If your New Year’s resolution this year was to become more fit, don’t forget you have to exercise your gym etiquette as well.
Here are a few gym etiquette guidelines:
Eye Contact
In North America, eye contact is a form of nonverbal communication that has a large influence on our social behavior. It projects confidence, trustworthiness and competence in any situation.
Your eye contact tells the other person that you are listening, actually makes you a better listener, focuses attention on the individual and makes him or her feel important while you look in control.
Respecting Elders
Aging is an inescapable fact of life. Our elders and other people we meet should be treated with the same respect and consideration that we would want them to extend to us. Here are some ways to show respect to our elders: Always stand to greet an elder. Address an elder, other than our parents, [...]
Dining Etiquette
Dining with children and teens can be stressful, especially when they act like table monsters! To ensure an enjoyable meal time, remind them of some basic table manners and make a point to practice table manners at home everyday.
Here’s some advice:
